How did mompreneur Heidi Brown, Founder, Options Away take her love for travel and desire for flexibility to create a travel company that allows consumers to hold their flight for days or weeks with the option to buy? A former Options Trader, MBA from the London Business School and mom of 2 living in Oak Park, IL, Heidi shares her story with Best Mom … [Read more...] about Options Away Mompreneur Takes Love of Travel & Flexibility to the Masses
Before you Hire a Software Developer or Raise Capital, Listen to this Interview
Traklight CEO Shares Insight into Start-up Challenges Before you hire a software developer or raise capital, listen to this interview with Mary Juetten, Founder & CEO, TrakLight. How did Mary Juetten, a former CPA and JD start an online consulting software company that allows inventors, creators, and businesses to identify Intellectual Property IP) and … [Read more...] about Before you Hire a Software Developer or Raise Capital, Listen to this Interview
$5 Million in 5 Years – Amber Schaub, Founder shares The Rufflebutts Story
The Rufflebutts Start-up Story + Lessons In 2012, after being in business for only 5 years, her company was named #166 on INC's fastest growing children’s apparel company in America with almost $2.5 million in sales. Now, they are on track to hit almost $5 million in sales. Recently, she and her co-founder and husband Mark landed a deal on Shark Tank for $600k for 9% of … [Read more...] about $5 Million in 5 Years – Amber Schaub, Founder shares The Rufflebutts Story
Overcoming Naysayers – The Highs & Very Lows of Entrepreneurship
Sharks fought over her on Shark Tank landing her a deal with Lori Grenier only to learn that QVC doesn't take children's products. Disheartened, Shelly kept pounding the pavement. She moved forward and landed on the Today Show, Good Morning America and received a major licensing deal. Sounds, great, right?? Not always. In this interview, we'll dig deeper … [Read more...] about Overcoming Naysayers – The Highs & Very Lows of Entrepreneurship
5 Simple Interview Tips for Looking & Sounding Great on Video
Video Interview Tips Video is everywhere - from recruiters conducting Skype interviews to YouTube & Vimeo "how-to" video's. Are you going to be interviewed? Are you going to interview someone? Do you want to create an intro video for your website? Getting camera ready will be critical to your success. Here are some set-up tips on what to be aware of to look … [Read more...] about 5 Simple Interview Tips for Looking & Sounding Great on Video